Mother Warrior Goddess Queen: The Complete Four Book Series Of The Great And Terrible War Of The Amazons (Kindle Edition)

by JHHK (Author)

Mother Warrior Goddess Queen

he new sexiness from author & Geek Laureate J.H.H.K. contains the full text of all four novels: MOTHER OF FOUR, WARRIOR WHO BLED, GODDESS OF WAR, and QUEEN OF RED. Dedicated to all true warriors, this epic adventure series has been praised by the author himself as… “AN INCONCEIVABLY MONUMENTAL, HEART-RENDING, AND TIMELESS WORK OF HIGH ART… AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF ANCIENT GREECE AND A LYRICAL LOVE LETTER TO FEMALE SOLDIERS… RARELY DOES AN AUTHOR RE-CREATE A PROUD MOMENT IN HISTORY WITH SUCH MAJESTY, HUMANITY, AND WARLIKE INSIGHT!”

The Brass Verdict: A Novel (Hardcover)

by Michael Connelly (Author)

The Brass Verdict

Starred Review. Bestseller Connelly delivers one of his most intricate plots to date in his 20th book, a beautifully executed crime thriller. When L.A. lawyer Mickey Haller, last seen in The Lincoln Lawyer (2005), inherits the practice and caseload of a fellow defense attorney, Jerry Vincent, who’s been murdered, the high-profile double-homicide case against famed Hollywood producer Walter Elliot, accused of shooting his wife and her alleged lover, takes top priority. As Haller scrambles to build a defense, he butts heads with LAPD Det. Harry Bosch, the stalwart hero of Connelly’s long-running series (The Black Echo, etc.), who’s working Vincent’s murder. When Haller realizes that the Elliot affair is bigger than simply a jealous husband killing his cheating wife, he and Bosch grudgingly agree to work together to solve what could be the biggest case in both their careers. Bosch might have met his match in the wily Haller, and readers will delight in their sparring. 10-city author tour. (Oct.)
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Review
“Connelly once again hits it out of the park in the tightly written, fast-paced and sharply imagined The Brass Verdict….Connelly builds to some breathtaking twists before all comes to a close. And a more perfect end to the maze he has drawn is difficult to imagine.” (Denver Post Robin Vidimos 2008)

“The Brass Verdict has the sneaky metabolism of any Connelly book. It starts slowly, moves calmly, hides pertinent bits of information in plain sight and then abruptly ratchets up its energy for the denouement….In the midst of this new story, Mickey rebounds with a vengeance….Like Harry Bosch’s mojo, Mickey Haller’s is liable to work well for a long time.” (New York Times Janet Maslin )

“If at first encounter Connelly seems primarily an exceptionally accomplished writer of crime novels, at closer examination he is also a mordant and knowing chronicler of the world in which crime takes place, i.e., our world….Aterrific ride.” (Washington Post Jonathan Yardley )

“The answer to every Connelly fan’s dream: Hieronymus Bosch meets the Lincoln Lawyer….By turns wary, competitive, complementary, cooperative and mutually predatory….Connelly brings his two sleuths together in a way that honors them both” (Kirkus Reviews )

“Connelly is firing on all cylinders in this epic page-turner. The intriguing story line, the chance to view Bosch from another perspective, and Haller’s reappearance as a main character add up to a fantastic read. One of the best thrillers of the year.” (Library Journal Jeff Ayers )

PRAISE FOR THE BRASS VERDICT:

“A beautifully executed crime thriller….Bosch might have met his match in the wily Haller, and readers will delight in their sparring.” (Publishers Weekly )

Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition: Prima Official Game Guide (Hardcover)

by David Hodgson (Author)

Fallout 3 Collector

• Exclusive Collector’s Edition content! Get a view behind the scenes into the creation of the most anticipated game of the year!
• A gigantic tour of the Capital Wasteland with over 100 maps showing nearly every area in the game.
• Every major ammo and health cache, Bobblehead, Skill Book, Unique Weapon, Weapon Schematic, Mini Nuke, and more!
• Expert tactical advice on utilizing V.A.T.S. combat techniques, how best to allocate your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities, plus which skills to pick as your adventure progresses.
• Examples for creating different types of characters, from heavy-weapon specialists to stealthy lockpicking pros.
• Multiple tactics and tips for every Main, Miscellaneous, and Freeform quest, including exhaustive notes on every single activity you can attempt, anywhere in the game.
• Flowcharts and every major Karmic choice detail exactly where your decisions lead. Plus: All you need to know about completing all endings.
• Giant map poster to guide you through the Wasteland!
• Rugged Hardcover edition for extra survivability.

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! (Paperback)

by David Zinczenko (Author), Matt Goulding (Author)

Eat This Not That!

By Maclean
This is a well-researched, eye-opening report with plenty of information about bad and good foods that are served at well known restaurants.

The book consists of eight chapters, each chapter being focused on a separate issue such as: 1. Foods recommended for every day, and foods to always avoid; 2. The best and worst restaurant meals; 3. Strategies for eating right when dining out; 4. Advice for holiday eating; 5. Strategies for grocery shopping; 6. The ultimate guide to healthy beverages; 7. What to eat in various situations (stress, tiredness, etc.); 8. Eating guide for children

Each chapter provides tons of helpful information presented in a simple, but effective layout. It is an easy and fast reading, with some very nice and helpful pictures. The author made a good job in creating alternative, healthy menus for almost everyone and in any situation.

I especially like the comparison of good and bad meals. For a restaurant of your choice you can find presentation of good and bad meals with detailed information of why they are either good or bad (calories, fat and sodium content, etc).

Of course, it is not possible to list all restaurants in one book so the author concentrates on the chain restaurants that are predominantly known as fast food places. This is a limitation. The other thing that I noticed is that the primary focus is on a fat/sodium contents of the meals discussed. We all know that carbohydrates are not to be ignored when analyzing foods and their effect on our health. This, in my opinion, is a major shortcoming of the book, and for that reason I am subtracting 1 star from the rating.

Otherwise this is a nicely published and useful reference book and I recommend it for all health-conscious people especially those that watch their weight. There is another book that I recommend as extremely useful for planning healthy and not fattening meals. I find especially useful the chapter titled: Obesity – Your Worst Enemy.

Flat Belly Diet (Hardcover)

by Liz Vaccariello (Author), Cynthia Sass (Author)

Flat Belly Diet

Prevention magazine is the country’s most authoritative, trustworthy, and innovative source for practical health, nutrition, and fitness information. Now, its editors bring you a weight-loss plan that’s specifically designed to target your number-one trouble spot: BELLY FAT. For women over 40, belly fat is incredibly stealth and incredibly stubborn. It’s also the most deadly, contributing to a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and chronic illness than any other type of fat on your body. Finally, science has helped uncover a key dietary weapon in the fight against belly fat. Monounsaturated fatty acids, or MUFAs, help dieters lose more weight–in their bellies specifically–and keep it off longer. Flat Belly Diet! will lead you step by step, day by day, meal by meal toward a flatter belly…and a longer, healthier life.

About the Author

LIZ VACCARIELLO is the vice president and editor-in-chief of Prevention, the #1 healthy lifestyle brand and the tenth largest magazine in the nation, with nearly 11 million readers. She resides in New Jersey.

CYNTHIA SASS, MPH, RD, is Prevention’s nutrition director. With master’s degrees in nutrition science and public health, Sass has more than 10 years of experience in helping women lose weight. She lives in New York City.

The Gate House (Hardcover)

by Nelson DeMille (Author)

The Gate House

More good-natured tough-guy fiction from regular-as-clockwork novelist DeMille (Wild Fire, 2006, etc.).When readers left lawyer and freelance gumshoe John Sutter at the end of The Gold Coast (1990), he was a most unhappy man: His wife had been, well, dallying with the Mafia don who had hired him to sort out his taxes, something had gone amiss in the relationship and said wife had filled said don with lead. In the intervening years, it seems, Sutter has sailed around the world with an eye to finding paradise and staying far away from the Long Island shore, winding up in London advising British barristers that “screwing the Internal Revenue Service was an American tradition.” Post 9/11, some thought of Americanness has drawn him back, and, this being a postmodern era, he has returned to living on the Gold Coast in the estate of his ex, the ever-luscious Susan Stanhope Sutter, who somehow has escaped the justice that would be meted out to us poor folk and instead is having her nails done at liberty. But then life gets complicated, as it does: The don’s son and heir, a toughie named Anthony Bellarosa, insinuates himself into Sutter’s life to get at Susan, who, meanwhile, has been visiting Sutter in the gate house at all hours and in all states of dress and undress. The characters are just shy of stock. It’s not just that they have more money, but that they really do live like the characters in The Great Gatsby, save here with more guns and considerably more intricate plots involving one another.The rich are different from you and me, DeMille instructs in this lightweight entertainment, where nearly every element can be seen coming from a long way off. (Kirkus Reviews) –This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients (Hardcover)
by Ina Garten (Author)

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is the essential Ina Garten cookbook, focusing on the techniques behind her elegant food and easy entertaining style, and offering nearly a hundred brand-new recipes that will become trusted favorites.

Ina Garten’s bestselling cookbooks have con-sistently provided accessible, subtly sophisticated recipes ranging from French classics made easy to delicious, simple home cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina truly breaks down her ideas on flavor, examining the ingredients and techniques that are the foundation of her easy, refined style.

Here Ina covers the essentials, from ten ways to boost the flavors of your ingredients to ten things not to serve at a party, as well as professional tips that make successful baking, cooking, and entertaining a breeze. The recipes—crowd-pleasers like Lobster Corn Chowder, Tuscan Lemon Chicken, and Easy Sticky Buns—demonstrate Ina’s talent for transforming fresh, easy-to-find ingredients into elegant meals you can make without stress.

For longtime fans, Ina delivers new insights into her simple techniques; for newcomers she provides a thorough master class on the basics of Barefoot Contessa cooking plus a Q&A section with answers to the questions people ask her all the time. With full-color photographs and invaluable cooking tips, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is an essential addition to the cherished library of Barefoot Contessa cookbooks.

Soul Communication: Opening Your Spiritual Channels for Success and Fulfillment (Soul Power) (Paperback)

by Zhi Gang Sha (Author)

Soul Communication

“Through his Soul Power book series, Dr. Sha guides the reader into a consciousness of healing not only of body, mind, and spirit but also of the heart. I consider his healing path to be a universal spiritual practice, a journey into genuine transformation.” — Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center

“Dr. Sha is an important teacher and a wonderful healer with a valuable message about the power of the soul to influence and transform all life.” — Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of The Hidden Messages in Water

“Dr. Sha is the most inspirational healer and teacher available in North America today.” — Dr. C. Norman Shealy, author of Life Beyond 100

Product Description
Do you want to communicate with your own soul? Do you want to communicate with your spiritual guides and angels? Do you want to communicate directly with the Divine? You can! In Soul Communication, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha reveals secret Soul Power techniques to develop the four major spiritual communication channels: Soul Language, Direct Soul Communication, Third Eye, and Direct Knowing. While the soul wisdom is profound, Dr. Sha also gives you remarkably simple and practical tools for applying it. This book empowers you to transform every aspect of your life, from health to relationships and finances. Receive guidance from the Divine, your spiritual guides, and your own soul. Empower yourself to fulfill your physical life and your spiritual life.